From the West Alabama Newsroom– ASE Credit Union held a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a new multi-million dollar facility in Selma. The credit union is modernizing its facility and upgrading its service to the community. The new facility will feature an indoor coffee bar — drive-thru tellers — and a drive-thru ATM. The project also represents a…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The city of Selma continues to show signs of recovery more than two years after the devastating tornado in 2023. That EF-2 tornado destroyed about a third of the city including the daycare facility at Crosspoint Christian Church. The church is now rebuilding a brand new facility. The new construction project is another sign of…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Marion Military Institute breaks ground on a new multi-million dollar building project. It’s the second major construction project on the campus in the past 30 years. Construction of the new 50,000 square foot — Anthony J. Rane Hall is cause for celebration at MMI. The new Math and Science Building — will feature modern classrooms…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The federal government has slashed nearly $9 million in funding from Alabama schools. And nearly half of that amount was cut from Selma City Schools. The U.S. Department of Education is withholding $4 million dollars in COVID relief funds from the rural school district. The district was using the money to help fund an ongoing…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Wilcox County elementary school is still recovering from a fire. It caused major damage to the main building on the campus. A new building is under construction at JE Hobbs Elementary School. It will replace all the classrooms and offices the fire destroyed. It will also house the school’s Media Center — and improve…
There are only six of the MH-139 helicopters in existence right now. Two will arrive in the Capitol City in March or April of 2024.
Gov. Kay Ivey, Prattville Mayor Bill Gillespie and other state and local leaders have broken ground for the James Hardie expansion in Prattville’s Industrial Park.
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed recently joined David Lamb on Alabama News Rising. In a wide ranging interview, the Mayor paid tribute to late Commissioner Elton Dean, updated the progress of plans to develop the West side of Montgomery and gave an infrastructure report for downtown road improvements. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: construction, economic development, Infrastructure, mayor reed, montgomery, Road…
Tourists visiting the City of Wetumpka may be surprised that many of the renovations they saw on HGTV’s hometown takeover are surrounded by construction. Mayor Jerry Willis says the City of Wetumpka has boomed with tourists since the airing of the show.
The average home cost $40,000 more than it did a year ago, due to increased cost of building materials.
